Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-22
Grant Grilutg 8erala:
The Anarchists Buried.

The Chicago anarchists, Spies, Par.
sons, Lingg, Fischer and Engel. were
buried in one grave at Waldheim come
terry last Sunday. From a platform
erected for the purpose several ad-
dresses were delivered to the thousands
OF spectators. Paul Grottkau, the Mil
waukee Anarchist, stepped upon the
platform. He glared savagely around
him Tor moment, and as his eye fell
on group of newspaper men he tried
to look scornful. Then he began:
FELLOW MoURNERs: A Roman prov
erb enjoins to speak nothing but good
OF the dead. This is an axiom invented
oy the rich and powerful and applied
10 dead rulers, but it does not lit the
proletarians, because we have no need
to be ashamed of our dead, nor to
speak about them aught but the truth.
am OF this opinion. especially in re.
gard TO our dead, now before us and
murdered by the ruling classes. think
can Judge of the pulsation OF those
gathered here, for | see il light up and
threaten in the eyes of many men. |
understand this dumb and vet so elo-
quent language. for | know the soul of
the people. | read ia your eyes that
you come here in such numbers and
feel the necessity to accuse the muir
dcrers, that you have but this one
thought that the crimes of the ruling
classes are the sole evidence adduced
against these, our martyrs Ave. the
crime OF these men murdered bv the
law was nothing else but striving for
the liberty, the enlightenment aud the
welfare OF all. Their crime was their
intelligence which made clear to them
the acts OF society of to-day, and en-
aoled them 10 draw logical conclusions
from history to the effect that if ever
good will and welfare is 10 be the herit-
age OF all, the oppressed must be en-
llghtened. organized and revolution
lied
These men taught, organized and
revolutionized in the honest conviction
to serve the interests of mankind in
general and of their class in particular.
Fearless and true they met corruptions
in every manner and form. That was
their crime. For this they were stran-
gled IN heinouS, cowardly and brutal
way. You feel il; your eyes tell il!
Here they are before us-ihose men
who fought, NOT for their own selfish
ends but for humanity. for you the
oppressed LIN particular. For this We
are Indebted 60 them. they left wild
ows and orphans, and to stand up for
these should be our first duty. We
must stand up for these latest victims
OF The present era for they will not be
the last
Our enemies thought to kin with
five-fold murder the ideas promulgated
by the murdered. What foolishness!
Neither by scaffold, revolver nor can
non will these ideas ever be banshed
Persecution of such as possess the
courage of their own conviction can
only have the effect which whirlwind
has upon a spark of lire-in tanning il
into mighty holocaust Like de-
vastating flood shall the movement
headed by these men spread over every
land. The names of our martyrs will
be emblazoned upon the banner of the
proletarians- the great alarm which
calls upon our battalions to march.
Their pames will remain when the lies
spread by our enemies have long been
forgotten, for the truth must aud will
prevail. They did all they could-to
do more is impossible. their teach
ings will go more powerful through
every land on account of their MARTYR
dom, and if we all follow their footsteps,
despise TIE low hold up the noble and
write humanity upon our banners, then
we have cherished their memory best.
They did their duty-let us do ours.